X12

Inbound

Caterpillar X12 204 Motor Carrier Load Tender

All Business Units

The EDI 204 Motor Carrier Load Tender is sent by Caterpillar to request freight capacity from carriers. It includes pickup and delivery locations, shipment weight, commodity details, and required equipment type.

31segments

8loops

7mandatory

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Schema Reference

31 segments · X12 204 Motor Carrier Load Tender

ISA01 Authorization Information Qualifier

M ID 2-2

ISA02 Authorization Information

M AN 10-10

ISA03 Security Information Qualifier

M ID 2-2

ISA04 Security Information

M AN 10-10

ISA05 Interchange ID Qualifier

M ID 2-2

ISA06 Interchange Sender ID

M AN 15-15

ISA07 Interchange ID Qualifier

M ID 2-2

ISA08 Interchange Receiver ID

M AN 15-15

ISA09 Interchange Date

M DT 6-6

ISA10 Interchange Time

M TM 4-4

ISA11 Repetition Separator M MIN 1 MAX 1 ID: I65 Type is not applicable; the repetition separator is a delimiter and not a data element; this field provides the delimiter used to separate repeated occurrences of a simple data element or a composite data structure; this value must be different than the data element separator, component element separator, and the segment terminator ISA12 Interchange Control Version Number

M ID 5-5

ISA13 Interchange Control Number

M N0 9-9

ISA14 Acknowledgment Requested

M ID 1-1

ISA15 Interchange Usage Indicator

M ID 1-1

GS01 Functional Identifier Code

M ID 2-2

GS02 Application Sender's Code

M AN 2-15

GS03 Application Receiver's Code

M AN 2-15

GS04 Date

M DT 8-8

GS05 Time

M TM 4-8

GS06 Group Control Number

M N0 1-9

GS07 Responsible Agency Code

M ID 1-2

GS08 Version / Release / Industry Identifier Code

M AN 1-12

ST01 Transaction Set Identifier Code

M ID 3-3

ST02 Transaction Set Control Number

M AN 4-9

B202 Standard Carrier Alpha Code

O ID 2-4

B204 Shipment Identification Number

O AN 1-30

B206 Shipment Method of Payment

M ID 2-2

B207 Shipment Qualifier

O ID 1-1

B2A01 Transaction Set Purpose Code

M ID 2-2

B2A02 Application Type

O ID 2-2

L1101 Reference Identification

C AN 1-50

L1102 Reference Identification Qualifier

C ID 2-3

L1103 Description

C AN 1-80

L1104 Date

O DT 8-8

L1105 Yes/No Condition or Response Code

O ID 1-1

G6201 Date Qualifier

C ID 2-2

G6202 Date

C DT 8-8

G6203 Time Qualifier

C ID 1-2

G6204 Time

C TM 4-8

G6205 Time Code

O ID 2-2

NTE01 Note Reference Code

O ID 3-3

NTE02 Description

M AN 1-80

N1 Loop Repeat: 5

N101 Entity Identifier Code

M ID 2-3

N102 Name

C AN 1-60

N103 Identification Code Qualifier

C ID 1-2

N104 Identification Code

C AN 2-80

N301 Address Information

M AN 1-55

N302 Address Information

O AN 1-55

N401 City Name

O AN 2-30

N402 State or Province Code

C ID 2-2

N403 Postal Code

O ID 3-15

N404 Country Code

C ID 2-3

G6101 Contact Function Code

M ID 2-2

G6102 Name

M AN 1-60

G6103 Communication Number Qualifier

C ID 2-2

G6104 Communication Number

C AN 1-256

N7 Loop Repeat: 10

N702 Equipment Number

M AN 1-15

N711 Equipment Description Code

O ID 2-2

N712 Standard Carrier Alpha Code

O ID 2-4

N715 Equipment Length

O N0 4-5

MEA02 Measurement Qualifier

O ID 1-3

MEA03 Measurement Value

C R 1-20

S5 Loop Repeat: 999

S501 Stop Sequence Number

M N0 1-3

S502 Stop Reason Code

M ID 2-2

S503 Weight

C R 1-10

S504 Weight Unit Code

C ID 1-1

S507 Volume

C R 1-8

S508 Volume Unit Qualifier

C ID 1-1

L1101 Reference Identification

C AN 1-50

L1102 Reference Identification Qualifier

C ID 2-3

L1103 Description

C AN 1-80

L1104 Date

O DT 8-8

L1105 Yes/No Condition or Response Code

O ID 1-1

G6201 Date Qualifier

C ID 2-2

G6202 Date

C DT 8-8

G6203 Time Qualifier

C ID 1-2

G6204 Time

C TM 4-8

G6205 Time Code

O ID 2-2

N1 Loop Repeat: 5

N101 Entity Identifier Code

M ID 2-3

N102 Name

C AN 1-60

N103 Identification Code Qualifier

C ID 1-2

N104 Identification Code

C AN 2-80

N301 Address Information

M AN 1-55

N302 Address Information

O AN 1-55

N401 City Name

O AN 2-30

N402 State or Province Code

C ID 2-2

N403 Postal Code

O ID 3-15

N404 Country Code

C ID 2-3

G6101 Contact Function Code

M ID 2-2

G6102 Name

M AN 1-60

G6103 Communication Number Qualifier

C ID 2-2

G6104 Communication Number

C AN 1-256

OID Loop Repeat: 99,999

OID01 Reference Identification

C AN 1-50

OID02 Purchase Order Number

C AN 1-22

OID03 Reference Identification

O AN 1-50

OID04 Packaging Form Code

C ID 3-3

OID05 Quantity

C R 1-15

LAD07 Product/Service ID Qualifier

C ID 2-2

LAD08 Product/Service ID

C AN 1-48

LAD13 Lading Description

O AN 1-50

L5 Loop Repeat: 99,999

L501 Lading Line Item Number

O N0 1-3

L502 Lading Description

O AN 1-50

L503 Commodity Code

C AN 1-30

L504 Commodity Code Qualifier

C ID 1-1

L401 Length

M R 1-8

L402 Width

M R 1-8

L403 Height

M R 1-8

L404 Measurement Unit Qualifier

M ID 1-1

G61 Loop Repeat: 99

G6101 Contact Function Code

M ID 2-2

G6102 Name

M AN 1-60

G6103 Communication Number Qualifier

C ID 2-2

G6104 Communication Number

C AN 1-256

L1101 Reference Identification

C AN 1-50

L1102 Reference Identification Qualifier

C ID 2-3

L1103 Description

C AN 1-80

L1104 Date

O DT 8-8

L1105 Yes/No Condition or Response Code

O ID 1-1

LH601 Name

O AN 1-60

LH1 Loop Repeat: 25

LH101 Unit or Basis for Measurement Code

M ID 2-2

LH102 Lading Quantity

M N0 1-7

LH103 UN/NA Identification Code

O ID 6-6

L301 Weight

C R 1-10

L302 Weight Qualifier

C ID 1-2

L303 Freight Rate

C R 1-9

L304 Rate/Value Qualifier

C ID 2-2

L305 Amount Charged

O N2 1-15

L309 Volume

C R 1-8

L310 Volume Unit Qualifier

C ID 1-1

L312 Weight Unit Code

O ID 1-1

SE01 Number of Included Segments

M N0 1-10

SE02 Transaction Set Control Number

M AN 4-9

How It Works

Automating Caterpillar EDI 204

Stacksync validates, transforms, and delivers your 204 transactions automatically — so your team can focus on operations, not EDI compliance.

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Stacksync syncs incoming Caterpillar 204 Load Tenders directly to your TMS or dispatch system — so your operations team can accept or reject loads without switching between systems.

Caterpillar EDI 204 FAQ

Common questions about 204 Motor Carrier Load Tender transactions with Caterpillar.

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